CH Men Prive

Carolina Herrera · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2015

≈ $80 · 100ml · approx. retail

A refined woody-leather masculine opening with a boozy whiskey and grapefruit accord over an aromatic cardamom and lavender heart. The drydown of leather, tonka and benzoin gives it a smooth, sophisticated finish.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningOfficeDaily

Perfumer

Christophe Raynaud

French · 45 in collection

Christophe Raynaud is a French perfumer at Givaudan in Paris who trained at ISIPCA and worked at Drom and Symrise before joining Givaudan; he is behind some of the biggest modern designer launches, prized for fragrances with strong presence and radiance.

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